Breakfast Burritos
Servings: 8
Calories: 786kcal
Ingredients
- 16 ounces ground breakfast sausage
- 1 cup onion chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried cilantro
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 1/4 cup colored bell peppers
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 8 eggs beaten
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 8 burrito sized flour tortillas
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- In a skillet crumble and brown breakfast sausage with onion, red pepper flakes, garlic, and cilantro. When the meat is about halfway cooked add in chopped bell pepper, and continue cooking until the meat is cooked through.
- Beat eggs together with salt and pepper. Remove the meat mixture from the pan, add the eggs in and scramble them. Add meat mixture back in and mix together with scrambled eggs.
- To assemble the burritos, add a scoop of sausage egg mixture to the center of the tortilla. (about 2/3 cup or so) Sprinkle with cheese. Fold the sides in, then fold the bottom of the tortilla over the egg mixture and roll up.
- Lay the burritos seam side down on a cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes, serve hot with salsa.
Notes
To freeze: Cool burritos after baking, wrap in foil and then place into airtight bags. Freeze for up to 3 months.
To reheat frozen burritos, place foil wrapped burrito on a cookie sheet, bake for 1 hour in a 425 degree oven.
If storing burritos in the fridge, eat within 3 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 786kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 22g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 278mg | Sodium: 1779mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 8g